U.S. negotiators have been working behind closed doors for three years on a massive “trade” agreement that would offshore millions of American jobs and flood us with unsafe imported food. Now it includes ten countries, but it would be open for China and Russia to join later.

It’s called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). It is basically NAFTA all over again, only much bigger. Thanks to recent text leaks, we know that it would allow foreign corporations to attack U.S. environmental, health and safety laws in foreign tribunals and demand taxpayer compensation. It includes incentives for U.S. firms to offshore jobs.

I, for one, also plan on asking local newspapers and radio to shed some light on the TPP as well as Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. I urge more of you to do the same.

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Tue Feb 12 12:20:18 EST 2013

Anonymous

IL

I, for one, also plan on asking local newspapers and radio to shed some light on the TPP as well as Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. I urge more of you to do the same.

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Sat Feb 02 04:00:53 EST 2013

Scott Heinze

NY

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Fri Feb 01 12:26:07 EST 2013

Mike sullivan

NJ

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Sat Jan 26 00:08:49 EST 2013

Anonymous

WA

207 -->206Why not Seattle Times? I'll forward this round to large papers left in WA. TPP threatens what's left of the middle class, will wipe out any but the wealthy, who directly benefit from corporate personhood.

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Sat Jan 26 00:08:48 EST 2013

Anonymous

WA

207 -->206Why not Seattle Times? I'll forward this round to large papers left in WA. TPP threatens what's left of the middle class, will wipe out any but the wealthy, who directly benefit from corporate personhood.

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Fri Jan 18 13:44:17 EST 2013

Anonymous

TX

I believe the United State need more trade,
But on a better standing cause this country is in a deficit more then its ever been. We need more foreign trades to help The. US and other countries. If More....I was work for the United Nations. I would a a treaty called: THE PEACE TRADE AGREEMENT: Code 1350- Class-5 International Annotated 5*24568* Provision 1812. This treaty helps companies stay afloat when the world economics are in a catastrophe they are in like today. And what it does have funding rote when one countries are struggling its neighbors of the country struggling steps in and helps with trades. Its a very useful Treaty needed like in a world poor economy like today. This treaty will also loophole inflation and government over spending it also make it to where country money does not run out cause each country benefits from this treaty the funding rotates from one country to another its neighboring countries can benefit from this and companies on the brink of losing the for future.

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Wed Jan 09 07:05:04 EST 2013

Omani Gilliam

CA

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Mon Jan 07 12:45:52 EST 2013

Nancy Haney

NY

These audacious treaties have an incredible "no opting-out" clause. We have no representation on NAFTA "boards of directors", consequently we lose control of our resources, not to mention, our social and More....natural environment. Also, that board has slapped huge fees upon the US for what they deem "non-compliance". Should we comply with the rape of our country by Big Money? Please crash this exclusive party that's hijacking Congressional power to form treaties! Get the scoop!

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